Growth of Nuclear Medicine in India

The growth of nuclear medicine in India is linked with the developments in our Atomic Energy Programme. Self-sufficiency in radiopharmaceuticals for both in vivo and in vitro use has been largely achieved. The availability of instrumentation facilities in over 90 nuclear medicine centres is indicated. The activities of the Radiation Medicine Centre, a pioneer institute, in the field of diagnosis, therapy and training of personnel are summarised

Inflammatory responses in primary muscle cell cultures in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)

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Electrolytic Nickel Impregnation of Porous Anodic Aluminum Oxide Films Using AC Voltage as Solar Selective Absorber

AbstractAnodized aluminum oxide films on aluminum substrates 1050 (99.5% Al) was impregnated with nickel by electrodeposition technique. In these paper, we report the synthesis of Ni using the galvanostat mode, and also some experimental modification in the frequency and voltage values, in order to optimize the amount content of Ni on aluminum substrate The data values of the total reflectance were analyzed in the visible solar spectrum and near infrared as a function of voltage, frequency and time of the impregnation process. Several experiments were performed in order to correlate these parameters with the nickel content in the bottom of the pores of the film and its reflectance properties. By morphological analysis found that samples with average nickel content of 10% of the total pore volume not exhibit good properties of a selective absorber, however the samples containing 60% of the total pore volume, present in the reflectance spectrum visible solar 5% and 90% in the infrared solar spectrum so it can be considered a good selective absorber films makes these coatings are prospects for implementation in solar collectors

FAKTOR YANG MEMPENGARUHI AKTIVITAS MASYARAKAT DI JALAN PEDESTRIAN KOTA MANADO DENGAN PENDEKATAN ACTIVE LIVING

Secara sederhana, active living berarti berusaha untuk tetap aktif secara fisik setiap hari tanpa harus melakukannya, seperti penggunaan transportasi aktif untuk berjalan kaki atau bersepeda di jalur pedestrian. Menurut Government of Western Australia (2015), hal ini memiliki faktor yang mempengaruhi perilaku seseorang sehingga active living memberikan dampak triple-bottom-line baik dalam menghidupkan lingkungan pedestrian yang merupakan salah satu upaya mewujudkan healthy city.   Tujuan penelitian ini memfokuskan faktor utama yang paling mempengaruhi seseorang untuk bergerak aktif sepanjang jalur pedestrian Laksda John Lie berdasarkan teori triple-bottom-line, berlokasi di Kawasan komersial terbesar Kota Manado serta usulan dalam menaikan tingkat minat masyarakat terhadap active living. Metode yang digunakan adalah kualitatif dan kuantitatif, observasi lapangan dan kuisioner bersifat tertutup, pengumpulan sampel data menggunakan teknik purposive. Hasil penelitian ini mengemukakan bahwa secara umum masyarakat setuju tentang pentingnya active living dan faktor utama seseorang untuk bergerak aktif dalam sebuah lingkungan komersial adalah faktor lingkungan.   Kata kunci – active living, bergerak aktif, pedestrian     In simple terms, active living means trying to stay physically active every day without having to do so, such as the use of active transportation for walking or cycling on pedestrian paths. According to the Government of Western Australia (2015), this has factors that influence a person's behavior so that active living has a triple-bottom-line impact in reviving the pedestrian environment which is one of the efforts to realize a healthy city.   The purpose of this research is to focus on the main factors that most influence a person to move actively along the Laksda John Lie pedestrian path based on the triple-bottom-line theory, located in the largest commercial area of Manado City and suggestions in increasing the level of public interest in active living. The methods used are qualitative and quantitative, field observations and closed questionnaires, data sample collection using purposive techniques. The results of this study suggest that in general people agree about the importance of active living and the main factor for a person to move actively in a commercial environment is environmental factors.   Keywords – active living, move actively, pedestria

Insulin receptor and glucose transporter-4 expression in the skeletal muscle of chronically stressed rats

Background: Stress defined as a disruption in the normal homeostatic functions of an organism caused by stressor (a physiological or psychological challenge) is an unavoidable normal component of life. Previous studies suggest that stress hormones have acute adverse effects on glycaemic control. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of chronic psychological and physical stress on the expression of insulin receptor and GLUT4 transporters in male Sprague-Dawley rats.Methods: Male rats (12 weeks old) were randomly distributed into 3 groups: control, water avoidance stress (WAS), forced swimming stress (FSS). The stress procedures were performed between 9:00 and 11:00 am to minimize the effect of circadian rhythm and lasted for 28 consecutive days. Levels of insulin and corticosterone in the blood were determined using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Glucose metabolism was assessed by glucose tolerance test (GTT) and insulin tolerance test (ITT), and expression of insulin receptor (INSR) and glucose transporter-4 (GLUT4) in skeletal muscle.Results: The FSS rats had decreased food intake as well as final body weight and without adverse changes in GTT, stress worsened insulin sensitivity in FSS rats and increased insulin in the blood. Stress also increased corticosterone, decreased INSR and GLUT4 in the skeletal muscle of both groups.Conclusion: Chronic stress evokes insulin insensitivity and impairs glucose metabolism through the down-regulation of INSR and GLUT4 in skeletal muscles.Keywords: Chronic Stress, Glucose Tolerance, Glucose Transporter, Insulin Sensitivity, Corticosteron

Phylogeny and expression of tetraspanin CD9 paralogues in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

Open Access via the Elsevier Agreement Acknowledgements This work was funded by BBSRC project BB/R008973/1 and European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under grant agreement 817923 (AQUA-FAANG).Peer reviewedPublisher PD

Barriers and challenges in the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of breast cancer patients

Breast cancer is the most common female cancer worldwide. This disease represents one of the main points of public health concern today, aggravating the situation due to the numerous barriers to preventing, treating, and rehabilitation patients affected by this health condition. In this way, this letter to the editor aims to discuss the barriers and challenges in preventing, treating, and rehabilitating breast cancer patients.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Classification of the pre-exam anxiety levels in physically inactive students from 48 countries: application of the K-means clustering machine learning algorithm.

Physical inactivity is a behavioral factor that is strongly associated with anxiety symptoms in children and adolescents. Anxiety is a disabling condition that reduces academic performance (Kandola et al., 2020).info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Sampling the fish gill microbiome : a comparison of tissue biopsies and swabs

Funding Information: The research costs of this work were supported by the BBSRC EASTBIO DTP and Marine Alliance for Science and Technology Scotland (MASTS) small grants funding scheme. Acknowledgements The authors would like to thank Scottish Sea Farms (SSF) for the kind facilitation of fieldwork that provided material in this project, particularly the staff at the Loch Spelve facility, and the health team at SSF, particularly Dr. Ralph Bickerdike. Thanks are due as well to Professor Matt Holden and Kerry Pettigrew of the Infection Group within the Biomedical Sciences Research Complex, School of Medicine, University of St Andrews, for assistance within the laboratory, as well as Dr. David Bass at the Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science for helpful proofreading.Peer reviewedPublisher PD

The power of self-love: an artificial neural network based on neuroscience inference to predict university students self-reported mental health dimensions

In line with the sustainable development goals of the United Nations 2030 agenda, namely goal number 3 – Good health and well-being -, student mental health is a global goal, first because it is health we are talking about and secondly because it has implications in the quality of learning and, consequently, in the adequate preparation of professionals for society. This study aimed to conduct an artificial neural network (ANN) to predict the student’s self-reported mental health dimensions. This is a cross-sectional and observational study enrolling data collected by applying a questionnaire comprising sociodemographic and health state variables from 2050 university students aged (18-30 years). The algorithm predicted the student’s overall mental health state self-perception with 94% accuracy (weighted average= [precision= 0.67%, recall= 0.67%, F-1 score0 0.67%]) and was cross-validated with reasonable accuracy (60%). The student’s depressive state was predicted with 97% accuracy (weighted average= [precision= 0.79%, recall=0.79%, F-1 score0 0.79%], and was cross-validated with good accuracy (73%). The student’s lack of interest in performing their activities of daily living (ADLs) was predicted with 94% accuracy (weighted average= [precision= 0.69%, recall=0.77%, F-1 score0 0.76%], and was cross-validated with reasonable accuracy (67%). The ANN presented excellent learning performance (>90%) for all targeted variables, within reasonable to good generalization capacity (60-73%). Finally, the university student’s depressive state was the best-predicted variable (73%).info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio